Saint-Gobain is a world leader in the design, production and distribution of construction materials with 30+ brands which include British Gypsum, Saint-Gobain Glass, Jewson & Graham. Saint-Gobain operates across 65 countries and employs c.212,000 staff. Key Responsibilities:Waste Management• Responsible for looking at the development of Integrated Waste Management Services for and within Saint-Gobain businesses and for construction customers • Development and delivery of a circular flow of material within Saint-Gobain Glass• Liaising with internal Brand stakeholders including MD, Marketing and Technical Directors• Working with individual teams and project groups across the business, and with external stakeholders e.g. BAM Construction, RSA• Collaborating with external bodies e.g. BRE (Building Research Establishment)Eco-Innovation• Development and implementation of Saint-Gobain's strategy to encourage the development of more sustainable products and services• Collaborating with internal stakeholders: training, development of internal processes and the establishment of development projects across the brands• Delivering internal development projects and initiatives to encourage SG to develop and deliver more sustainable solutionsLCA (Life Cycle Analysis)• Supporting the delivery of a common development methodology across Saint-Gobain brands, manufacturing through distribution

Key Responsibilities:• Setting the strategic direction and introducing processes to support internal cross-brand collaboration within Saint-Gobain, including the introduction of cross-brand sales teams • Promoting Saint-Gobain as a supplier of integrated construction products and systems• Leading and managing a team and liaising with a range of stakeholders across the wider business• Managing the sensitivities and complexities around global, country and business priorities

Jewson is the UK's leading Builders Merchant with sales in excess of £1.6bn p.a. Key Responsibilities:• Established a Marketing Strategy, Marketing Department and principles to help deliver ambitious organic growth targets in business which had previously been reliant on acquisition to deliver growth requirements.• Marketing Department structure recommended and delivered within the first 3 months • Delivered the framework of a customer centric Marketing Strategy with a view to further development and completion by end Jan '04 following familiarisation and initial analysis of the industry, the Jewson business, key customer segments, competition etc.• Developed and delivered the first Jewson annual Marketing activity plan by mid Nov '03 in full collaboration with other key stakeholders including Operations since merchanting is an operationally-led business

Responsible for the strategic development of the overall Halfords Marketing Plan and the implementation of the annual Communications Plan.

Responsible for development and implementation of a highly customer-focused Marketing Strategy specifically for the Cycling and Leisure categories

Specific responsibility for Cycle Accessories merchandising strategy with joint responsibility for delivery of the overall Cycling Category strategy

Joined Boots as a Commercial Trainee, progressing within the Merchandise function to Product Manager, culminating in promotion to Group Product Manager.